Oops..I lied...I thought he was a pintail but I just checked..Common Merganser..but whatever his name I llike his blue beak.This is a learning experience all around..lol.
Thanks Pablo..his colours are something,eh...The video,which I also used my tcon with(resting against the windowframe of the truck) was uploaded to my host ISP (via FTP) and then I just post the url. My ISP allows a certain amt of storage so I save quite abit of stuff there in case the laptop decides to pack it in .
Bob so farI love it..lol..can you tell? I had some doubts at the beginning because my first few were very blurry and I didn't think I would want to use a tripod for everything.But these were just taken with it resting against the window and I am so far happy with that.:-)..but then again...Mr.Merganser was putting on a show and that helped..lol
lisa

Great pics Lisa. A very unusual, At least to me, Duck. Love the colors of his beak and back. You don't always need the tripod with the TCON lens but it will be a neccesity when you don't have a brace handy. No matter how you hold it then, you'll never be quite as steady as you would with a tripod. Good shooting from a soon vavating.....

Thanks guys!..I think I am hooked...I think I am going to be outside alot this year..lol.Dawg,I picked up a monopod just for this..now another tool to learn..Have a wonderful time vavating..:-)
Dave and Robert..thanks for the kind words..you may get tired tho of me posting too much in the future...lol.Robert i think I was about..oh I am so bad at guesstimating but perhaps 75-100 ft..I did do some cropping and was happy with the detail at the distance..I believe I was full zoom..(I shut off the digital ).Still practicing...
lisa